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I'm 43 and have a teenager and a baby. I stopped saving for college to pay for diapers and formula.
Sophoan Prak is a financial advisor at Vanguard and a mom to a teen and a baby. She stopped saving …
Kelly Burch
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I got engaged with a $57 Etsy ring. My fiancé and I both make 6 figures, but we're planning strategically to save $20K for our wedding.
Viviana Vazquez and her fiancé Xavi got engaged with a $57 Etsy ring. They have six-figure jobs an…
Viviana Vazquez
71 mins read
What is a 529 plan? How they work and what they're used for
A 529 plan is an investment account earmarked for educational expenses. Earnings and withdrawals ar…
Lee Huffman,Tessa Campbell
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I taught college for almost a decade, and I want parents to stop forcing their kids into college. There are other options.
A college professor often found students only in school because their parents forced them. Instead,…
Rachel Garlinghouse
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New college graduates are stepping into a tougher job market. It could set their earnings back for years.
Recent college graduates are struggling to find work. Some could come to question the value of thei…
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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Meet the generation that may never retire: Why some millennials are behind on savings and how they can catch up
Feel like you're behind on retirement savings? You're not alone.
Jacob Zinkula,William Edwards
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I'm a recent college graduate. No one told me it would be this hard to make ends meet.
A recent college graduate can't get a full-time job, so she has several part-time jobs to make ends…
Augustina Boateng
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A baby boomer who saved over $2 million for retirement explains what he thinks he did right to make the system work for him
Mark, 65, was one of the first group of retirees to switch to a 401(k) from a pension. He made it w…
Juliana Kaplan
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My adult kids live at home. Space is tighter and costs are higher, but it might be the best way for them to save enough money to buy a house.
Two of Alex Gonzalez's three children boomeranged to live at home again. It can be challenging, but…
Jordan Pandy
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I was a millionaire by the age of 30. As preteens, my kids learned how to use debit cards, and I taught them how to save money.
David Ciccarelli was a millionaire by the time he was 30 and now has four kids. He teaches them to …
Kelly Burch
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An ALICE has $250,000 in student loan debt and left teaching for a stable job: 'There are many teaching college who are hungry and can't go to the doctor'
Murphy Pizza, 51, worked as an adjunct professor for most of her career. She left academia because …
Allie Kelly
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Giving new babies a savings account can help curb wealth gaps and make college feasible. One Democrat wants to make it federal law.
Senator Bob Casey's proposal for automatic savings accounts for every kid in the US plays on a popu…
Juliana Kaplan
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I skipped college and now make $600,000 a year online. I'm the first person in my family to purchase my own home.
Oliur Rahman asked his parents for one year to prove he could make money on his own instead of goin…
Ellen Nguyen
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My husband and I have a plan for his end-of-year bonus to supercharge our retirement savings
I don't have a 401(k), and I want to make sure I have my own retirement plan in place, so my husban…
Rachel Morgan Cautero
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6 things parents should know about saving money with 529s — they're not just for college, and they come with tax benefits
Two financial advisors share the benefits of creating a 529 account for children, from paying for c…
Kelly Burch
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I'm a GenZer who tried college but dropped out because of finances. Instead, I chose healthcare and plan to study cosmetology.
Tae'Vionna Jones, 20, tried college and would like to study psychology. For now, she's figuring out…
Tim Paradis
2 mins read
529 plan tax deductions are offered by 34 states - here's the list for 2021, along with states that give breaks for each other's plans
This chart details the 529 plan tax deductions or credits that 34 states provide on contributions f…
Lee Huffman
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529 plans offer a tax-free way to save for and pay educational expenses - here's how these state-sponsored investment accounts work
A 529 plan is an investment account earmarked for educational expenses. Earnings and withdrawals ar…
Lee Huffman
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A Gen Xer got $110,000 in student loans forgiven after he'd paid off more than he borrowed. It's allowed him to scrap his plans to work part time in retirement.
Steven Perry, 58, thought the notice confirming his student-loan forgiveness was a scam. But after …
Ayelet Sheffey
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I saved $200,000 by the time I was 27, but I was miserable
Gwen Merz saved more than half of her income each month, but she didn't like living in a tiny studi…